Ryan Braun's (False) Hope

lwaukee basically three quality starters, and that’s including Suppan, who, despite his recent successes, I trust about as much as I trust my two-year-old daughter not to bite me when I’m not looking.

Which is not much.

And if they would make a move to shore up the pitching rotation, Melvin and Attanasio would still be left with a team whose batting average is solidly in the bottom third of the majors.

Which isn’t too promising.

I can appreciate Braun’s craving for pitching—the NL Central is right there for the taking.

Unfortunately, it’s right there for the taking for pretty much all of the teams.

The Cubs in particular look to improve the most as they get some key starters—Aramis Ramirez in particular—back from the DL.

Satisfying Braun’s pitching craving could amount to little more than that drunk satisfying his White Castle craving—momentarily satisfying, but ultimately a waste of time and money.

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